Ok, we have heard so much about a "one payer system" from the Hill and we are being told that if we do not make a change then we will end up in more trouble then we are already in...but the question is, will a one payer system put us better off then where we are currently at now?
As a veteran of our military service I have had the personal experience of dealing with a 'one payer' system, and I will tell you that I did not like it!
TRICARE formally CHAMPUS (Civilian Health and Medical Program for Uniformed Services) has been in full operation since 1997 and is under the authority of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs).
TRICARE recently awarded two contracts to completely new contracted medical providers, United Health in Minnetonka, MN and Aetna Government Health Plans of Hartford, CT.
"Transition to new managed-care support contractors for 6 million TRICARE beneficiaries across 30 states has been halted while the Government Accountability Office reviews protests filed by losing bidders." [Source: Cnj, Aug 18, 2009; http://www.cnjonline.com/opinion/tricare-34806-health-contract.html]
As so government tries to convince the American population that a self payer medical system would be the best thing, they are trying to hide the fact that one of their very own self pay systems is having major difficulties at this very moment!
So many people are going to be "Halted" for medical/dental benefits right now because the government decided to make a switch in the contracts which has completed screwed up millions of individuals and their benefits that they thought that they had.
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